RPC VI, 6741


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6741 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	6741 (temporary)
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue	ƐΤ Γ = 3
Dating	223/4
Obverse inscription	ΑΥ Κ Μ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Severus Alexander
Obverse design	laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠ(ΟΛ) ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΕΤ Γ
Edition	Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας νεωκόρου ἔτους γʹ Μητροπόλ(εως) Καισαρί(ας) νεωκόρου ἔτ(ους) γʹ
Translation	of the metropolis Caesarea, neocorate, of year 3
Reverse design	Mount Argaeus, surmounted by figure, between star and crescent; below, two prize crowns with small temple between
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	36 mm
Average weight	25.27 g
Axis	12
Reference	Ganschow 738b
Specimens	7 (1 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	B: 18247542	Löbbecke	36	27.50	12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
1	1	V-ON	Leypold 2791 (Elagabalus)	38	24.85	12	'ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΙΛ[??] - ΑΝΤΩΝ[…]'	Show
2	2	V-ON	Leypold 2804	35	24.85	12	year illegible, but the die link implies year 3	Show
3	3		Henseler 1136				Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
4	4		Henseler 1137				Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
5	5		Savoca Coins Blue 281st Weekly Blue, 30 Aug. 2025, lot 249	36	27.26			Show
6	6		A.S. coll. = Rex Budget 28, 23. Oct 2025, lot 432	34	21.90			Show